Heel for boots or shoes.



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HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

(AppIication led May 4. 1900.1

(Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS II. MAYO, OF MELROSE HIGHLANDS, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,910, dated January28, 1902.

Application filed May 4, 1900. Serial No. 15,488. (Model.)

i T0 all whom, t may concern:

Beit known that I, THOMAS HENRY MAYO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Melrose Highlands, county of Middlesex, State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Heels for Boots or Shoes,of which the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, is a specication, like characters on the drawings representinglike part-s.

In the production of boots and shoes very considerable leather isemployed in making up the heels; and this invention has for its objectthe production of a novel heel which may be produced at less cost than aheel wholly ot' leather, my novel heel presenting great strength anddurability.

In accordance with my invention my iinproved heel is composed of anouter rim of superimposed layers and an interior filling,the filling andthe layers being so constructed that one overlies the other at thejunction of the filling with the inner sides of the layers. The fillingmay be of any usual materialsuch, for instance, as Wood, ber, or othersheet material-aud as herein illustrated the number of layers of fillingcorresponds substantially in number with the layers of the outer rim orwalls of the heel.

My invention therefore comprehendsaheel having a rim composed ofsuperimposed layers and a 'dlling also composed of layers, one of thelayers of the filling being larger and projecting beyond the adjacentlayers of the filling, the projecting portion of the said larger layerof the filling being overlapped by the adjacent layers of the rim,whereby the rim and lling are interlocked together. A heel made inaccordance with my invention, therefore, is comprised of a series oflifts or layers, each lift or layer comprising a rim-section and acenter section or filling-section, the rim and filling sections of theadjacent layers being of different widths, whereby the inner edge of therim-section of one layer is overlapped by the outer edge of thefillingsection of the adjacent layer or the outer edge of onefilling-section is overlapped by the inner edge of the rim-section ofthe adjacent lift or layer.

Figure l of the drawings represents in side elevation a shoe having aheel embodying my invention, the heel being illustrated as of the kinddesignated by the name spring-heel. Fig. 2 is a view of one of saidheels detached, looking at it from its under side. Fig. 3 is a sectiontaken through the heel, Fig. 2, in the line oc; and Fig. 4 shows amodification of my invention.

In the drawings, A represents the upper, and B the sole, of a shoe, andthe saine may be of any usual material or form.

My improved heel is designated by O. The rim or outer wall of this heelis composed of a series of layers 1 2 3, represented in Fig. 2 as `0f Ushape, and for cheapness each layer may be composed of a plurality ofabutting pieces of, it may be, leather or usual material commonlyemployed iu the manufacture` of boot and shoe heels.

The central part or Iilling D for the body of the heel is represented inFigs. 2 and 3 as composed of several layers, as fl 5 6. It may be ofwood, fiber, or other sheet material, each layer of the filling D beingshown as of the same thickness as the adjacent or abutting layer of therim. In said figures one of the layers Of the lilliu g extends beyondother layers thereof or projects beyond the main body of the sides ofthe filling, as at 5.x, and enters a suitable groove or notch betweenthe upper and lower layers 1 and 3, so that the filling and the shell orouter wall are firmly bound one to the other. This method of uniting thefilling with the shell or outer Wall of the heel constitutes a durableand serviceable means for maintaining the outer Wall and filling in theproper relative posit-ions.

As a modification of my invention instead ot making the rim-section 2 ofthe middle layer or lift of the heel narrower than the rim-sections land 3 of thelayers or lifts above and below, as in Figs. 2 and 3, I maymake the rim-section of the middle layer or liftV wider than therim-sections of the adjacent layers or lifts, as represented by 7 inFig. 4, the inner edge of the rim-section 7 overlapping the outer edgesof the center or filling sections of the adjacent layers.

From the above description it will be seen that my improved heel is, ineect, made up of a series of layers, each layer comprisinga rim-sectionand a filling or center section, and the rim-sections of adjacent layersare of IOO different widths, so that the filling-sections of thoselayers which have a narrow rim-section are overlapped by the Widerrim-sections, thus interlocking the rim and iilling sections. Therim-section of any one layer is U -shaped, as described, and preferablyeach section will be of uniform Width throughout its extent, although ofcourse the rim-sections of adjacent layers are of different widths. Withthis construction of heel the overlapping portion between the rim andcenter sections is conlined entirely in the body of the heel and appearsonly at the breast of the heel. The heel therefore when made has theappearance of a heel made of solid lifts or layers.

Although my invention is shown, as illustrated, in connection with aspring-heel, yet it is obvious that it is applicable to any heel.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secu re byLetters Patent, is-

1. A heel presenting a rim composed of a series of layers, and a fillingalso composed of a series of layers, each layer of the filling being ofthe same thickness as the abutting or corresponding layer of the rim,and one of the layers of the filling being larger and projecting beyondthe adjacent layers of the filling, the projecting portion of saidlarger layer being overlapped by adjacent layers of the rim, whereby thefilling and rim are interlocked together.

2. A heel presenting a rim composed of aseries of layers, and a fillingcomposed of layers abutting those of the rim, the adjacent layers of thefilling being of dierent sizes whereby the layers of the filling areinterlocked with those of the rim.

3. A heel composed of a rim extending around the sides and back thereofand formed of layers of material, and a filling for the center of theheel, said lling coming Hush with the front edge ofthe rim and formingtherewith the front of the heel, said filling being formed of layers ofmaterial, one of said layers being larger and projecting beyond theadjacent layers, the projecting portion of such layer overlapping theadjacent layers of the rim.

4. A heel composed of a series of layers, each layer comprising arim-section and a center or filling section, the rim and fillingsections of the adjacent layers being of different widths whereby theinner edge of the rim-section of one layer is overlapped by the outeredge of the filling-section of the adjacent layer.

5. A heel for boots or shoes comprising a series of lifts or layers,each lift being composed of a rim-section and a filling or centersection, the rim-section of each lift closely embracing and surroundingthe filling-section on all sides except at the breast of the heel, andthe filling-sections of the adjacent lifts or layers being of differentsizes,whereby the inner edge of the rim-section of one lift or layer isoverlapped by the outer edge of the filling-section of the next adjacentlift or layer, and the overlapping portions of the centerand rimsections are in the body of the heel, and appear only at the breastthereof.

6. A heel comprising a series of lifts orlayers each lift composed of acenter or filling section and a rim-section of uniform width closelyembracing the center section and extending around the sides and back; ofthe heel, the rim-sections of adjacent lifts being of different widths,whereby the inner edge of the rim-section of one liftis overlapped bythe outer edge of the filling-section of the next adjacent lift and theoverlapping portions ofthe rim and filling sections appear only at thebreast of the heel.

7. A heel composed of three or more lifts or layers each lift comprisinga filling-section and a U-shaped rim-section of uniform width closelyembracing and surrounding the sides and back of the rim-section, thefilling and rim sections of each lift coming iiush with each other atthe breast of the heel, and the rim-sections of alternate lifts being ofthe same width and being wider than the rimsections of the other lifts,whereby the inner edges of alternate rim-sections are overlapped by the'outer edges of alternate lling-sections.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS H. MAYO.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. GREGORY, MARGARET A. DUNN

